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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Deadwylers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deadwylers Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Deadwylers Ferry:
    • 34.043168, -82.976254
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Deadwylers Ferry
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
    • Since Deadwylers Ferry is near Oglethorpe County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Deadwylers Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deadwylers Ferry ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Deadmans Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Deadmans Ferry is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans Ferry
  • Dewy Rose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dove Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dove Creek is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
  • Enterprise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Goose Pond ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Goose Pond is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
  • Hard Cash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hard Cash is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Cash
  • Harpers Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harpers Ferry is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
  • Jones Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Martins Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Martins Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Match
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Match is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Match
    • Moon Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Moon Ferry is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Ferry
    • Moore Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Moore Ferry is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
    • Sandy Cross
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
    • Silk Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
    • Vineyard Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Vineyard Creek is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Creek

How Far From Deadwylers Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deadwylers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Deadwylers Ferry and extending to:

  • Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Deadwylers Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deadwylers Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Deadwylers Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deadwylers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0432, Longitude: -82.9763       In this case, the coordinates for Deadwylers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.439 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.782 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.663 degrees.